Here come the marines
Warkworth, 1943
Long way from home
Orman, Lorraine
1948-
creator
author.
text
novel
Children's stories, New Zealand.
nz
Auckland, N.Z
Scholastic
2012
Redesigned ed.
monographic
eng
200 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
In 1943, 14 year-old Lillian Glenmore is sent with her sister Joyce to live with grandparents on a dairy farm near Warkworth. Her diary describes the social conditions and her experiences of the war, including the arrival of the U.S. Marines. Includes historical note and photographs. First person recount. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
juvenile
Lorraine Orman.
Novel for children.
Previously published as: A long way from home. 2005. (My story).
u-nz---
United States.
Marine Corps.
Children's fiction
World War, 1939-1945
New Zealand
Children's fiction
Farm life
New Zealand
Children's fiction
Warkworth (N.Z.)
Children's fiction
New Zealand
Social conditions
20th century
Children's fiction
NZ823.3
My New Zealand story
9781775430766
NZNB
110729
20200310083211.0
2200489